Category: Android

Sony Ericsson – Facebook inside

During my visit to Sony Ericsson in London a new service for the Xperia range was shown – Facebook inside. It adds much more integration to the native apps in Android. As we know Android phones synchronise with Facebook already but this is really as far as contacts …

Hands on – Xperia Mini and Mini Pro

Sony Ericsson have taken the original Mini and Mini Pro and given them a dose of steroids. Added is the latest Gingerbread Android OS, a 3″ screen with reality display with BRAVIA engine and 720p video recording. Both have 2.3.2 at present but an update to 2.3.3 for …

Windows Phone 7 style music player for Android

It seems a ton of Android developers are keen to mimic the minimalistic style of Windows Phone 7, and the developer of hugely popular Launcher Pro has decided he wants to make his own replica of WP7’s music player for Android. It is a pretty much perfect copy; …

Vodafone to carry the HTC Evo?

A couple of months back rumours were circulating that the HTC Evo 3D would be coming to Europe and it looks like those rumours might be coming true. Various blogs are reporting that Vodafone UK will be launching it as just the “HTC Evo” with a release date …

Android App, Bully Block – In Depth

So I have been playing with this application for a week know and I have been quite happy with it’s performance. There are a few things that could be improved and I’d like to reach out to the developers and offer my help as a tester because I …

Samsung Galaxy Tab, now just £249.99

A month ago we saw the Samsung Galaxy Tab on O2 for £299. Now eBay appears to have gone one better, with this £249.99 offer on the 7″ Android tablet. eBay have got 500 of these in stock (so we shouldn’t see any delays in theory), but be …

Sony XPERIA Play deal

Ebuyer have a limited supply of the new Playstation phone for £399.  This is unlocked (SIM free) and comes with 5 games pre-loaded, including FIFA 10. So if you’re looking for this phone, its a great price, but supply is limited.   Link – Ebuyer

Dominos release pizza delivery app for Android

Tonight my wife is out, which means I’m cooking, which means we’re ordering in. Luckily Dominos Pizza have come to the rescue of lazy / rubbish cooks everywhere by releasing this free app. You can simply click in, choose a pizza, add you own toppings and even use …

HTC Sensation hits Vodafone UK

It’s official, the HTC Sensation has hit Vodafone UK. You can pick up the phone for free with a 24-month, £30 per month contract. If you want to pay less than £30, you’ll be paying around £100 for the phone depending on the contract you choose. If you’ve …

Sony Ericsson reveal more new handsets – Win 10 of them!

OK, so you guys probably think that filming video reviews is glamourous right ? Supermodels, world travel, super-stars and fine wine ? Well, it’s not quite that flash, but you can now have a go yourself courtesy of Sony Ericsson. Best of all, you can win yourself some …

Orange Incredible S units next up for Gingerbread

The HTC Incredible S is also getting in on the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) action with Orange customers seeing the update today. Glen and Tony Mann emailed us about this, with Glen stating…. Just to let you know, my UK Orange contract Incredible S received its Gingerbread update last …

Vodafone offer up exclusive HTC kit

Fancy the Desire S, but in a nice shade of red? Head over to your local Vodafone shop with a nice smile on your face and it could be yours. It forms part of their extensive line-up of HTC devices which also includes the Sensation (available from today) …

HTC Flyer now on sale with Three

We’ve been tracking this since Three announced it was to carry the device back in February. The 7″ tablet, which has a 5 megapixel camera, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, also includes the clever HTC Scribe technology. One thing that has confused us slightly is the …

HTC Sees big future in tablets and a return to form for Microsoft

We’ve only had a brief look at the HTC Flyer so far (we’re sending chocolates to HTC and everything) but, with the stylus and funky HTC Scribing system it seems to be generating some very positive remarks around the web. HTC are feeling a warm vibe too, with …

Desire HD handsets on Virgin receiving Gingerbread

The Desire HD updates are now rolling out to Virgin Mobile branded devices. Jon Pewtner has emailed in to let us know that his Desire HD handset has just received the update over the air. It’s now reporting Android version 2.3.3. Let us know if you’ve got your …

SPB Wallet for Android

SPB Wallet has been around for many years now. It initially appeared on Windows Mobile devices years ago and more recently appeared on ios. It has been eagerly anticipated as many people used it on Windows Mobile and moved to Android only to find they could not use …

Samsung Chromebook available to buy in the US soon

Samsung have added the Chromebook to their US website. Choose from the 3G model with an Intel ATOM N570 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD for $499 (around £307.37) or the WiFi-only version for $429 (£264.25). Specs include a 12.1″ display, 8.5 hours of battery life and, …

Acer Iconia A500 and Asus Transformer to get Android 3.1

With Acer knocking out the TV adverts there’s good news for new and existing owners – Android 3.1 will be coming to the Iconia A500 device as soon as next month. Acer have got some pretty big ad-spots on TV right now, and it’s becoming a bit of …

O2 Confirm June Launch Of Mini Pro

O2-UK have updated their Coming Soon section of the website and now have the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro due for June. No not the old one with the same name, the brand spanking new higher spec version complete with 1Ghz processor under the hood and running Android …

O2 Samsung Galaxy S II Delivery delays

We’ve seen some pretty good pricing coming out of O2 recently. They had the Samsung Galaxy Tab up for £299 and the Galaxy S II for just £399. Both devices were available on Pay & Go and many people decided to take advantage, however we’re now being contacted …

Motorola Atrix and HTC Flyer opinions

The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones is a rather lucky fella. He’s got the HTC Flyer and the Motorola Atrix on test right now and examines the threat they pose to the iPad. He makes some valid points about this… So, two innovative ways of taking mobile computing forward on …

Vodafone Announce the 858 Smart

Vodafone have just uploaded this sneak peek video showing their new Vodafone Smart. Heidi from Vodafone gives us a tour of this new Android 2.2 device and it’ll be available on Pay As You Go pretty soon. It has a 2 megapixel camera, 2.8″ capacitive touch screen, WiFi, …

Samsung Galaxy S II Review

A lot of people have seen me carrying the Samsung Galaxy S II around and they’re initially mentioning how similar it looks to the iPhone. The inevitable comparisons will be drawn to the iPhone and there’s lots of sites already calling this the “iPhone killer”. Is it ? …

Samsung Galaxy S II Video Review

Tomorrow we’ll have our full Samsung Galaxy S II review online. I’ve had a few emails about this device over this last week so I thought I’d give you a look at the videos we’re including in the main review tomorrow. This will give you a good look …

Sony Ericsson Xperia ST18i handled by Mr Blurrycam

Those new Xperia mini phones that appeared a couple of weeks of go now seem to have a bigger a brother. The ST18i, which looks to be the all-new X8 or X10, also has the codename of “Asuza” and has both rear and front camera units. This device …

O2 Offer up the Desire S in a different shade

Morning all. Today the Desire S has appeared on the O2 website. It’s in “pastel teal”, which we’re reliably informed is this colour.. Grab it on O2 for nothing on contracts over £27 p/m or pay £149.99 up-front and just dish out £16.50 p/m for it. There is, …

Android App, Bully Block – First Look

This week I was asked by Spy Parent LLC if I would take a look over their application designed to help catch bullies. It’s a simple Android app designed to be able to block unwanted calls or texts and even covertly record physical bullying. Here is the first look video …

HTC Flyer In Store Now

HTC have just announced that their tablet the HTC Flyer is now available to purchase in stores in two different versions which are a 3G model including 32GB memory which is expandable and a WiFi version with 16GB memory and again expandable. The Flyer was announced at Mobile …

Samsung Galaxy S II gets a turbo

Well, we knew that the Samsung Galaxy S II was fast, but turn everything up to 11 and it goes into orbit. Those clever dudes at XDA-Developers.com have cranked up the dual-core 1.2GHz CPU to 1.5GHz and it simply blows the competition away. There’s a few tweaks to …

LG to include Angry Birds in new Optimus handsets

LG are to stuff the um-az-in Angry Birds Rio into their new Optimus series of phones. Things kick off with the Canadian LG Optimus 2X with more handsets getting the game as they roll out in Q2. For the 14 people who’ve not downloaded it yet, head down …

HTC Sensation priced up SIM free – £499.99

The all-new HTC Sensation is now up for pre-order from Play. If you’ve got £500 floating around your bank account then you can pre-order it. The SIM free device isn’t due for release until 30th of June though.. Dan was on-site for the launch of this new handset …

HTC Flyer prices on Three – £25 per month, £169 up-front

Three have, as promised added the HTC Flyer to their range of devices. Although it’s still showing as coming soon on their website it’s now appearing in their catalogues. To get one you’ll need to splash out £169, then it’s £25 per month on a 2 year contract. …

Aquos SH-12C – 3D recording, 1.4GHz CPU and more

This is the Aquos SH-12C. From what we can make of the translation it runs Android 2.3 and has a couple of 8 megapixel cameras providing 3D shots and video recordings. An image processing engine called “ProPix” switches the shooting mode to match the environment and does auto …

Movies to rent from Android Market

Movies will soon be available to rent through the Android Market. That is, we’re guessing, in certain countries around the world. Movies will start from just $1.99 and will be available across devices provided you’re using Android 2.2 or above (initially). Alas this seems to be US-only at …

Participating partner devices to get latest Android upgrades for 18 months

A rather surprising point mentioned during the Google I/O event is this… We’re jointly announcing that new devices from participating partners will receive the latest Android platform upgrades for 18 months after the device is first released, as long as the hardware allows…and that’s just the beginning. Stay …

Wildfire S Now On Three

Three have now launched the HTC Wildfire S on their network here in the UK and it is available in both Black and White versions from their online store right now. Costing £30 on their market leading One Plan including All You Can Eat data the Wildfire S …

Google – Ice Cream Sandwich announced

For us Brits it’s another foodstuff that we’ve probably never tried but, Ice Cream Sandwich is now official. It seems that reducing fragmentation and pulling all the good stuff from the tablet OS – Honeycomb – into one new OS. Arriving in Q4 this year, it’s one OS …

Google I/O Live

Below is a live feed from Google I/O 2011. Hit play to join in on the action. There’s two feeds to choose from …

Google Music Beta Announced

Google announced at their I/O conference today a new music streaming service where you can stream your own music to your Android device both tablet or handset.  There has been mixed feedback from people so far who heard about this announcement mostly being ‘Why would i want to …

Confirmed – O2 to get HTC Salsa Exclusivity

Clove recently added a blog post stating that the HTC Salsa would be exclusive to O2. We’ve done some digging and have now received confirmation that the keyboard-less Facebook phone (on the left) will be exclusive to O2. The Salsa has a 3.4″ screen with 480×320 pixel screen, …